Ethereum #layer-1 Revenue Collapse: What's Behind the Drop? 📉
👀 Since the #DENCUN upgrade on March 13, 2024, Ethereum's layer-1 network revenue has plummeted by 99%! Despite a surge in layer-2 (L2) user activity and #transactions —both doubling since March—fees for layer-1 transactions have dramatically dropped from $35.5M to just $578,000. 🙀
The Dencun upgrade, aimed at reducing layer-2 fees, has led to an explosion of competing L2 solutions. With 74 L2 and 21 layer-3 projects now vying for users, the race to offer the lowest fees has intensified, driving more activity off the Ethereum base layer. 🧐
This fierce competition has driven transaction costs down, counteracting the deflationary effects of EIP-1559 and causing a steady increase in $ETH supply. Therefore, Ethereum has ceased to be a deflationary asset, which can negatively affect its price. 🤷
Is the L2 boom causing Ethereum’s base layer to suffer? 🤔🔍
